GNU Stow Alternatives

Alternatives list

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   Symbiote

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   A native macOS menu-bar utility that frees up disk space by keeping apps and large files on an external drive using symbolic links, while they still appear where you expect them.

   Cost / License

   • Paid
   • Proprietary

   Platforms

   • Mac

   

   

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   chezmoi

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   Dotfiles manager through a version control system.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • Linux
   • BSD
   • FreeBSD
   • OpenBSD
   • Mac

   

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   Anvil for macOS

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   End manual app setup on macOS. Batch install development tools, sync configurations via GitHub, and troubleshoot issues —no virtualization, just smart automation.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (Apache-2.0)

   Origin

   • Canada

   Platforms

   • Mac

   

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   filetailor

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   filetailor is a peer-based configuration management utility for plain-text files (and directories) such as dotfiles. Files are backed up to a specified folder using filetailor, transferred to another device using tools such as Nextcloud or Syncthing, and then restored on other...

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux

   

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   Mackup

    3 likes

   Keep your application settings in sync (OS X/Linux).

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Platforms

   • Mac

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   lnk

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   Lnk makes managing your dotfiles straightforward, no tedious setups, no complex configurations. Just tell Lnk what files you want tracked, and it’ll automatically move them into a tidy Git repository under ~/.config/lnk.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Origin

   • Latvia
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Linux

   

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   confy

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   A batteries-included config manager made in rust for Linux/UNIX based systems.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Linux
   • Rust

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    Barrel App

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    Your macOS development environment, perfectly preserved. Never lose your setup again.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac

    

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